Follow Me, Hana! A Little Explorer

Follow Me, Hana! A Little Explorer

by

Patches the Story Dog

Patches the Story Dog

for your Preschooler

Preschooler Follow Me, Little Explorer Language Development

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Hana is spinning joyfully in the middle of a bright, cozy kitchen with black-and-white checkered floors, her arms outstretched, smiling wide, sunlight streaming through sunny windows behind her. In the background, a cozy kitchen with yellow curtains on sunny windows, wooden cabinets, and a bowl of fruit on the counter.

Hana loves to dance in her kitchen. She spins on the checkered floor. She wiggles by the sunny window. The kitchen is warm and bright. What a happy place to be!

Hana is crouching down on the checkered kitchen floor, eyes wide with wonder, peering at the glittery footprints that trail across the tiles, shimmering in gold and pink. In the background, the cozy kitchen with sunny windows and the glittery footprints leading away toward an open doorway.

But wait! What is THAT? Tiny glittery footprints sparkle on the floor. They shimmer gold and pink. Hana bends down to look. The footprints whisper, "Follow me!" Can you hear them too?

Hana is stepping through a doorway into a magical rainbow-colored hallway, one foot forward, arms slightly raised in excitement, the walls around her glowing with stripes of red, orange, yellow, green, and blue. In the background, the rainbow hallway stretches ahead with the glittery footprints continuing along the floor.

Hana follows the glittery footprints. They lead to a hallway she has never seen before! The walls are painted red, orange, yellow, green, and blue. It smells like strawberries! "Ooh!" says Hana. She takes one big step inside.

Hana is turning left in the rainbow hallway, smiling and mid-dance-step, beside a large painted sunflower on the wall that has a cheerful, giggling face with rosy cheeks. In the background, the rainbow-colored hallway continues with the glittery footprints curving to the left.

The glittery footprints turn left. There is a big, sunny sunflower on the wall. It giggles! "Hee hee hee!" Turn left at the giggling sunflower! Can you do it too? Hana turns left and dances on.

Hana is mid-jump over two round, purple, jelly-like squishy puddles on the hallway floor, her knees tucked up, a big grin on her face, the glittery footprints visible on either side of the puddles. In the background, the rainbow hallway walls glow with warm colors and the path continues ahead.

Now the footprints go straight. Hana sees two big, squishy puddles on the floor! They are purple and squishy like jelly. "Boing! Boing!" Jump twice over the squishy puddles! Can you do it too? Hana jumps once. Hana jumps twice!

Hana is spinning with arms out wide past a large, fluffy white cloud painted on the wall that has a laughing face and little wiggly lines around it showing it is ticklish, the glittery footprints curving to the right on the floor. In the background, the rainbow hallway with soft blue and green painted walls stretching onward.

The glittery footprints go right. There is a fluffy cloud painted on the wall. Hana reaches out to touch it. "Ha ha! That tickles!" says the cloud. It is a ticklish cloud! Spin past the ticklish cloud! Can you do it too? Hana spins and spins!

Hana is tiptoeing carefully across a row of round, colorful squishy stepping stones on the floor—pink, orange, and yellow—her arms out for balance, a look of careful concentration mixed with delight on her face. In the background, the rainbow hallway narrows slightly with sparkly walls and the glittery footprints on each stepping stone.

Now Hana sees stepping stones on the floor! They are round, soft, and squishy. They feel warm under her feet. Tiptoe on the squishy stepping stones! Can you do it too? Hana tiptoes, one foot, then the other. Squish, squish, squish!

Hana is standing in the rainbow hallway with a tiny white feather resting right on her nose, her eyes crossed looking at it, mid-sneeze with a joyful, laughing expression. In the background, the sparkling rainbow hallway with a few more tiny feathers floating gently in the air.

Suddenly, something floats down from above. It is a tiny feather! It lands on Hana's nose. "Achoo!" sneezes Hana. She laughs. The feather smells like cookies! What a silly feather!

Hana is standing in the hallway clapping her hands together with a big joyful smile, sparkles bursting from the walls around her like tiny stars, the glittery footprints shining brightly on the floor ahead. In the background, the rainbow hallway walls shimmer and glow with extra sparkle, getting brighter.

The glittery footprints keep going. Clap three times! Can you do it too? Hana claps once. Hana claps twice. Hana claps three times! Clap, clap, clap! The walls sparkle brighter with every clap.

Hana is standing in front of the sparkly red door, reaching up with one hand toward its shiny gold handle, her face full of excitement and wonder, the glittery footprints ending right at her feet. In the background, the rainbow hallway behind Hana, leading up to the grand sparkly red door with its rounded top and glittering surface.

And there it is! A big, sparkly red door! It is round at the top and covered in glitter. It glows warm and bright. The glittery footprints stop right here. "I found it!" says Hana. She reaches for the shiny gold handle.

Hana is pushing open the sparkly red door and stepping through into her bright, cozy kitchen with the checkered floor, where her family—a kind woman and a tall man—stand smiling with arms open, clapping and cheering, streamers and confetti in the air. In the background, the sunny kitchen windows with yellow curtains, the fruit bowl on the counter, and colorful streamers hanging from the cabinets.

Hana opens the sparkly red door. And guess what? It is her kitchen! But now it is full of people she loves! Her family is there! They clap and cheer. "Surprise! You found us!" Hana's heart feels so warm and happy.

Hana is dancing in the center of the checkered kitchen floor with her family—a kind woman and a tall man—all holding hands and spinning together in a circle, everyone laughing and smiling, confetti still floating in the air around them. In the background, the cozy kitchen with sunny windows, yellow curtains, and warm light filling the room.

Now everyone dances together! They spin. They jump. They clap. The kitchen is full of love and laughter. Hana smiles the biggest smile. What a wonderful adventure! Can you dance too?

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